According to WFTV.com, Disney will be hiring its own security personnel to replace the currently outsourced personnel manning the new metal detectors at the parks. Metal detectors were added to the parks at Disneyland Resort and Walt Disney World Restor on December 17th of last year. They were also added to Universal Studios and Sea World in Orlando.
Channel 9’s Jeff Deal found out Disney is hiring and training its own security personnel.
Industry experts said the move shouldn’t come as a surprise, as Disney likes to control what’s going on inside the parks, even when it comes to security.
“The trick is to provide enough security to make people feel safe, but not so much that they feel alarmed,” said theme park expert Dr. Rick Foglesong.
He said the metal detectors were a big departure, especially for Walt Disney World, a company that prides itself on immersing guests into the experiences at the parks.
Disney has been using a private firm, with security officers using black and bright yellow jackets for added security, but now Disney is beefing up its own security force, with plans to move to an all “in-house” operation.
The report states the transition will begin with Animal Kingdom.